St. Matthew Apostle: Accounting Associate

The Accounting Associate works closely with the Business Manager to ensure financial records are accurate and up to date. The Accountant associate will provide accounting support for parish and school. Perform primary duties in payroll and related records keeping along with various duties in the area of cash disbursements and cash receipts, including the processing of checks and electronic items. The Accounting Associate will record accounting transactions in Quick Books, and will assist in account analysis.

The position is expected to use personal judgment in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Parish/School.

• Assist the Business Manager in financial and administrative matters.
• Process payroll on a bi-monthly basis.
• Pay authorized bills for agencies when requested.
• Account for all deposits ensuring all designations/restrictions are appropriately accounted for.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets for parish and school.
• General Ledger Accounting: full general ledger and bookkeeping, posting of parish/school transfers and other journal entries.
• Prepare cash flow spreadsheets.
• Process investment transactions under the supervision of the Business Manager.
• Assist in fiscal year-end accounting and in year-end audit papers for diocesan auditor.
• Share filing functions for the Finance Office.
• Provide miscellaneous duties as assigned by the Business Manager.
• Regular attendance and punctuality is essential for this job.

• Complies with federal, state and local safety laws.
• Process payroll for designated entities, including withholding payroll taxes and filing of related quarterly and annual tax forms as requested.
• Maintains a neat and safe work area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required:
  
  Compliance with BCI&I background checks and completion of Protecting God's Children program.
• Education:
  
  Four year Accounting degree is preferred or suitable years of experience.
• Experience:
  
  A minimum of three years accounting experience and keyboard and computer experience is required.
• Job Related
  
  Skills:
  
  An understanding of communications and the Catholic perspective; the ability to both serve and lead others; excellent communication skills and knowledge of office equipment. Knowledge of Quickbooks software and Microsoft software applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint). Typing, data entry and 10-key calculator required.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work with others in a collaborative team environment.
• Language skills:
  Ability to read and comprehend instructions, write correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively communicate to customers, vendors, and other employees of the Diocese.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtracts, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret statistics. Ability to use U.S. standards of currency and measurement.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed and complex written or oral instructions. Ability to communicate sensitive information; ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Working Environment:
  The ability to maintain all information highly confidential; organize workload, and multi-task; work under pressure and meet deadlines. Normal Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, Mondays through Fridays. The position may require additional work time when the need arises.